DIII Women's Volleyball
By Robert Rochelle
DIII Women's VolleyballSep 09, 2019
Trinity/Southwestern Changing Conferences
Robert Rochelle from D3VbWest talks about the news announced on March 9th that has Trinity and Southwestern moving conferences. Why is this being done? Are more moves coming? What will scheduling look like in volleyball?
Mock NCAA Tournament Selection (10/28/21)
D3VbWest.Com presents simulations around the selection of at-large bids for the 2021 NCAA Tournament. Using the 2nd Regional Rankings and projection tools, I'll give you the 20 teams that will get at-large bids to the tournament as of today.
NOTE - I made a mistake when saying Stevenson's project number. It is 485 and not 585. Big difference. :-(
Who is the Real #1 in DIII Volleyball
D3VbWest.Com presents a rundown of the AVCA Top 25 (really 28 when I sneak in 3 teams) and compares them to where they land using two statistics I love; Points/Set and Hitting Percentage. See what teams are ranked too high and which not high enough.
DIII Volleyball National Wrap-Up (9/5/21)
2021 Volleyball Eve
Presented by D3VbWest.Com!
Robert Rochelle gives us some DIII Volleyball Eve love as we prepare for matches tomorrow. He covers rankings and what to expect from the website on Match Days!
He also goes briefly over Quality Win Index and mostly gets sidetracked when talking about NCAA Tournament at-large selection.
Canaba Interview (Sul Ross State)
D3VbWest sits down with Sul Ross State Head Coach Troy Canaba and his daughter, Annika Canaba. Troy coaches BOTH softball and volleyball with Annika playing both sports. With the pandemic, they are faced with playing both seasons at the same time.
We talk about how they are handling the situation and what it's like coaching your daughter and playing for your father. We also talk Covid, recruiting and, most importantly, what is Annika's favorite sport. Special appearance by my cat a few times.
Note: I have a bad cut in the middle of the interview where the recording duplicates a small portion. Sorry about that.
Points Per Set Discussion
Presented by D3VbWest.Com creator Robert Rochelle. He discusses the Points/Set statistic and some of the surprising stories in his Top 25 article. He also focuses on some of the West Region schools and will bore everyone with a closer look at the 2016 UT-Dallas Regional.
Volleyball Updates
I touch on a number of items that have occurred over the summer. Includes Johnson & Wales Denver, Realignment, NCAA Presentation on Selection, the ACAA and CAC merger and how much I love Mills College. I also talk about the Circle of Death.
Go to www.d3vbwest.com for articles on these topics and much more.
DIII Volleyball Mock At-Large Selection (NCAA Tournament)
D3VbWest.Com presents a mock selection of the at-large teams based on the regional rankings. A number of surprises and certainly some regions that are going to take a hit this year. I also go over the changes to the regional rankings from the first week to what was released yesterday. There is a related article posted on the website that has all of the teams mentioned in the podcast.
DIII Volleyball Regional Rankings Review
D3VbWest.Com presents a review of the first regional rankings released on October 23rd. I will go over each of the 8 regions and also discuss the cirterion that wasn't included in the first week and that's Ranked Wins. Which teams will benefit next week when this is considered?
Regional Ranking Preview (10/15/19)
D3VbWest.Com presents a preview of the regional rankings for the entire region. The first public release for volleyball will be October 23rd this year so I go over the teams we will likely see for each of the 8 regions. I also talk about some of the story lines and tougher decisions the RACs will face.
DIII Volleyball National Wrap-Up (10/2/19)
D3VbWest.Com presents the DIII Volleyball National Wrap-Up. A little different format this time around. I still go over the upsets from last week and my Top 25 but I also dive into a couple of topics that interest me - New England Region as a whole and California's SB-206 bill that has the NCAA up in arms.
NCAA Tournament Mock Selection 1
D3VbWest.Com presents an early look at the teams that are in line for an at-large bid to the NCAA DIII Volleyball Tournament.
DIII Volleyball National Wrap-Up (9/24/19)
D3VbWest.Com presents the DIII Volleyball National Wrap-Up. We take a look at the upsets this past week and some of the more interesting statistics. We also look at our Top 25 and some of the best matches this coming week.
As always, go to www.d3vbwest.com for a ton of DIII volleyball content.
DIII Volleyball National Wrap-Up (9/17/19)
D3VbWest.Com presents the National Wrap-Up. We look at all of the upsets that occurred this past week in DIII volleyball. We talk a bit about the "Toughest Schedule" Report the NCAA released this week and how it relates to SOS. We also talk about the new D3VbWest Rankings and where some of the top teams are playing this week.
Here is how you get to the "Toughest Schedule" Report:
https://stats.ncaa.org/rankings/ranking_summary
Select Volleyball.
Select DIII for the Division.
Click the "Misc Reports" tab on the right side.
Click "Toughest Schedule".
AVCA DIII Volleyball Poll Review (or Why are Ithaca and Juniata so Important)
D3VbWest.Com presents what started as a review of the first two AVCA DIII volleyball polls and turned into a discussion on why Ithaca and Juniata may be the most important teams to the New England Region.
National Wrap-Up (9/9/19)
D3VbWest.Com presents the national wrap-up. We go over the upsets that occurred last week and pick two matches to highlight. We also look at the new D3VbWest Top 25 and where the top teams in the nation are playing this week.
Note - I said Berry played Whitewater this week and they don't. Same tournament but not playing each other.
DIII Volleyball National Wrap-Up Part 2
D3VbWest.Com presents the second part of the National Wrap-Up. This episode includes important regional match-ups from this past weekend as well as a look at the Carthage team and the new D3VbWest Top 25. It concludes with a look at where some of the top teams will be this coming weekend.
DIII Volleyball National Wrap-Up Part 1
D3VbWest.Com presents the National Wrap-UP. Podcast covers the major upsets that occurred over the weekend and selects a couple of the top matches in DIII volleyball for a closer look.
2019 Toughest DIII Volleyball Schedules
D3VbWest.Com presents a podcast that covers a number of possible at-large teams and takes a look at their schedules. I use "Ned's" QWI statistic as a measurement of how tough these schedules are. I also provide a look at the different regions and where they fall as far as scheduling.
DIII Week 1 Tournaments Ranked
D3VbWest.Com presents the consensus Top 24 teams and goes through the 14 tournaments where they will be playing week 1. Find out which tournament is the toughest and where we might see some week 1 upsets.
D3VbWest - Selection Best Practices (or how the New England Region schooled the nation in 2018)
www.d3vbwest.com presents another episode in their podcast series. This podcast covers how the New England Region disregarded the selection criteria in 2018 to place their teams in the best position to be selected for an at-large bid. It's a lesson that the other 7 regions need to learn from in order to level the selection playing field.
Make sure you visit the site!
D3VbWest - Problems with the DIII Volleyball Selection Process
Episode 3 covered the selection process for the NCAA Tournament and now we focus on the problems that exist in that process. I bring up specific examples and how they can be resolved and why it's important to effect change. Remember you can see a bunch of articles on this on www.d3vbwest.com.
D3VbWest - The DIII Volleyball Selection Process
D3VbWest presents a podcast on the DIII selection process. We discuss the regional rankings and the selection criteria and how that all fits together. We also talk about the NCAA Selection Committee and how a field of 64 teams is put together. Remember you can go to www.d3vbwest.com for all of our articles.
D3VbWest - Importance of Hitting Percentage in the DIII Women's Volleyball Game
Presented by www.d3vbwest.com where you will find a lot of articles on DIII volleyball. Please subscribe to the Podcast and come check out the website!
DIII Volleyball - 2019 Preseason Top 25
D3VbWest.Com presents this podcast that reveals and discusses their Preseason Top 25 for DIII Women's Volleyball. You can always go to www.d3vbwest.com for articles on DIII volleyball with a special focus on the West Region.
Note - This audio was originally done with a corresponding video. There will also be some pauses between groups of teams because of the format change. All of this will be corrected in the next episode!